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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05

NoTE-ThattheL Legislature Of 1880 believed thai
the preamble meant TO that the State was held
liable emily Tor money actually paid into the Treas
ury and not for money invested in the Planterss
Bank stock, and that interest was not Compounded
Is highly probable Such was the belief Of Gov
Stone, as shown by his letter hereto appended A.
Exhibit G.. 1t is due TO Gov. Stone that shonld
state that he Is no party to this controversy and
that ne Is ignorant of my intention to write
this letter, as in fact all the Faculty of the
4 NJ. College and all the Trustees but one fan5
that one discouraged itl. have Gov Stones pcr-
mission TO use the letter as see fit, only that
any person. Mr.. Hamilton, the Chairman of Won,
committee, was member Of that Legislature snd
can throw some Light on this subject
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05

sNoTE.-There seems to be difference in the re-
collections Of Mr.. Melville and Hr. Howry on this
early in the session. and was never before the Conn
mittee on Universities. lsee his letter. Exhibit
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05
APPROPRIATIONS IN 1856

They went on swimmingly and glorious
ly under this new and additional appro-
priation, the receipts of the University
running up to as high as $41, ,694.33, in 1856
(see table 1 and exhibit d for the annual
receipts). Finally, in 1862, the war
brought things to an end. Most of the
young men attending the College,
distinguished then, as now, by their
patriotism and gallantry. abandoned their
studies and enlisted in the army. They
did gallant and noble service, and the bones
of most of them-young and heroic as
they were, and flushed with bright hopes
and high spirations-now bleach on the
battle-felds ON which the great contest
was fought. But wars ''alarums" had
hardly ceased to disturb the dead silence
of despair produced by conquest, when
yet everything was in confusion, socially
and financially, when even famine
threatened our impoverished land, the
University, in September, 1865, again came
to the front and received from Gov. Shar-
key, Sc, ,22675, ''the further endowment
provided by the Act of 1S4S-but, as before
stat ed, failed to get interest. Gov. Sharkey
knew the DEBT HAD BEEN PAID. Then again
in 1866, it claimed and got appropriations
and interest (I supposeJ under the acts of
IS48, ,-50-54, amounting to $25. and
then in 1867 it asked for and got, from the
Legislature, $4,000 year till otherwise
ordered-"to make necessary repairs, to
provide additional buildings and meet
other pressing wants" 1t seems repairs
were always needed and the wants
(which uniformly were for an INCREASE OF
KEvENUE), were always pressing. In this
way, the payments to the University
reached the enormous amount L have
stated, viz: $l,164. .339 40 on a capital of
1928, ,744.S2 (see table and Auditor Stones
letter. exhibit D..
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.

The Committee who had been directed to
inquire into the creation of the fund, and
ito state an account. and to report with
out delay" did so. as learn But there is
no mention on the Journal of either house,
of what that report was. nor even that a
report was ever made. / learn from the
letter of Hon. t. A. Melville, that the re-
port was made By merely introducing the
bill, which finally passed. (See note y.
But there is no evidence ON the Journals
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05
rHn ACT or 1s4s.

We now reach February 70, 1s4s, when
the University was to go into operation.
An act was then passed for the {" Further
Endowment of the University of Missis-
sippi.- III. c., p, 235.) By this act the sum
of Il. .226 IS was to be appropriated to the
University for each year. and the Treasurer
was directed also to credit the University
with six per cent interest per annum upon
the sum now tthen) standing ON his books,
ana also upon all sums thereafter paid into
the Treasury and as the University had
then commenced operations as school,
these sums were 70 be paid to the Trustees.
,rha interest. however, was not to be caIcu-
| lated upon any balance Of the sum of Sc, ,00o
! which had been appropriated BY the act OF
! February "A, 1916 (See Il. O.. p. $50, Art
sc. sec. 2.) This act again required the
statement Of an account between the State
ana the University Fund.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05

He foots this up to...S 251, $50 3s
But will call it, as he did, in round num-
bers, x250.000. Then he recommend
ed that $4,000 be appropriated for the
erection of the College buildings at Oxford,
leaving 100000 as a permanent fund, on
which he recommends that the State pay
eight per cent. simple interest, making x16,-
600 year. He then recommended that one
half of this, viz; $1,000, be expended at
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05
HON. O. B. HowRx's LETTER.

The observation of Mrs Howry at the
close of his letter (see Exhibit E. athouch
the State ought to accept the long contro-
verted question as finally settled, and
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05

Among the members of that Legislature
was the brilliant yet profound W. s Barry.
the Speaker Of the House, who had shown
his interest IN the University by offering a
bill to grant. a. further endowment Of the
University, the States share Of the sales of
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05
GOV. Browns POSITION.

But the name of Gov. Brown has been
invoked to sustain the enormous claims OF
the University. He is quoted on page 16a
of the University pamphlet, as saying in
his message of January 6, 1876, ''The State
is, in my opinion, under the most solemn
obligations to pay it back1-referring to the
fund lost in the Planters Bank. Yet on
the same page it will be found that Gov
Brown expressly waived any discussion OF
the legal liabilities of the State; and that
the solemn obligations" referred to. was
not to the University, nor to Congress, but
ato the children within her 1.-THE States,
borders to all of them not to the part
only who have the money to pay their ex.
penses at College, distant from their
homes 1t Is material here to understand
Gov Brown to state the amount of this
debt which he proposed to assume. the in.
terest to be paid on it, and the mode il
which, in his judgment, this solemn obliga
tion to the children of the State, should be
discharged. Gov Brown estimated the
amount lost in the Planters Bank at $S4.
900 principal, and he estimated all the re
sources of the University. including those
in the Treasury and interest on it, as fol
lows:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08
The Italian Organ-Grinder.
From the Albany Argus.

From the Albany Argus
have just discovered how the stock
of Italian organ-grinders is replenlshed.
Some people may have an idea that
these sons OF sunny Italy live forever
and grind out their discordant music
year after year. But they grow old
like other people, and, after the man.
ner of the citizens whose country they
have adopted, they occasionally die.
Who takes their places? I'll tell you,
for OF course these weather-beaten in
dividuals all look alike and lead many
to suppose that they never change,
but annually make their appearance,
like "the flowers that bloom in the
spring" heard of q case the other
day. In 1886 an Italian came to this
country; and secured work on the
West Shore Railroad. Unfortunately
met with an accident and was sent to
the county almshouse hospital. When
he recovered he desired to send for his
family, but was advised not to do 80.
He wrote g. letter to his wife In Italy
which fell into the hands of the poor
authorities. The letter was translat-
ed and found to contain information
relative to his condition aud prospects
IN this country. 1t closed With the
request that his wife should dispose Of
her household effects and seek what as
sistance she could to reach America.
The husband was to meet her al Cas-
tie Garden, and, after making provis-
ions for caring for their three small
children with some friends in New
York City, the husband and wife would
secure O. hand organ and mOnkey and
start On the road to fortune. In a
few years, the writer said, they would
be able to start in business-probably
q peanut stand. The poor auth OH
ties decided to check the Italians
scheme and the commissioners Of emf
grafton we're notified of the foreigners
plans. The italian persevered, how
ever, and this spring succeeded in get
ting his family to the land of the free
and paradise of the organ-grinders.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

to propagate these fish. Old Capt.
Gossar probably voiced the average
sentiment when be said: "Let the GU
munt keep it's tarnal Fish hawks an
SIGH to hum. All the guv'ment has to
do ter make shad thicker n, Jersey
skeeters is ter make laws as III let God
m the shad tend the prop'gat'n wuk
theirsePs. They knows their ousi-
ness !"
"You ought to send some OF the
dough you made those biscuits OF to
the New York Base Ball Club for s. mas
cot," said Sarcasticus as q starter
for his usual morning grumble. GA
mascot" exclaimed his spouse.
"Why, what good would OF OF raw
dough do them ?" ooh, it's such a
heavy batter, l didn't know but 1t
would help 'em make few runs, that
ALL" Then silence more golden than
g. pitchers salary settled over the
table.
WIFE-"What do you think OF the
new girl, John?" Husband-"Was
that her that just let me in?" W
eyes" H-"Well, she'siust q daisy"
W. Ccily Think so ?' III. (enthusl-
astically)-"Think sol Why, she has
complexion like IL moss rose, and
eyes like-like-I don't know what:
And her teeth are splendid, too"
Next day when John went home to
dinner he was let in by q girl with a
complexion like polished ebony, eyes
as large as saucers, and teeth like two
rows Of piano keys.-Boston Courier.
"DID you look under the bed?" in
CURED q wife Of her husband after he
had turned out the light and got fairly
settled for nights rest. "No," was
the blunt response. "Well, suppose
there's man there?" said the alarmed
woman. 81 don't want to see If there
is" was the answer. "Well, get up
and look; I ahall not let you rest until
you do" He knew her of old, and aft.
er fumbling around found a match, lit
it and looked under the bed. Then be
threw the match away, got into bed
and whispered: "My dear, there's a
man under the bed" con, get out ?'
was the quick response. "You can't
fool me. | know better" Then she
turned over, perfectly satisfied, and
went to sleep. She had accomplished
her obiact.-Albany News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

En- pregnancy, Fayorite Prescription +"
is "mother's Cordial relieving nausea,
weakness of stomach and other distressing
symptoms common to that condition. II
its use is kept up in the latter months of
CESSATION, it so prepares the system for de-
livery as to greatly lessen, and many times
almost entirely do away with the sutferings
of that trying ordeal.
ssFavOrite PrescriptiOn.,swh when taken
in connection with the use Of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and small laxa-
tive doses of DR.. Pierce's Purgative Pellets
little Liver Pills., cures Liver, Kidney and
Bladder diseases. Their combined use also
removes blood taints, and abolishes can
cerous and scrofulous humors from the
system.
"Favorite Prescription is the only
medicine for women sold, by druggists,
under a positive guarantee, from the
manufacturers, that it win give satisfae-
ton in every case, or money will be re-
funded. This guarantee has been printed
on the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully car
ried out for many years. Large bottles
goo doses $1.OO, or six bottles for
$500.
sg- Send ten cents in stamps for DR..
pierce's large, illustrated Treatise Q6O
pages on Diseases of Women.
}. 663 Main Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. !.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08
Little Women at Disadvantage.
From the Cincinnati Sun.


Few have any idea OF the Trials and
tribulations of cultivated women,
small in stature, who seek honest
employment in this city. The little
lady may be modest, pretty, neatly
dressed, affable in conversation ana
agreeable in manner, yet almost every
avenue leading to q respectable living
is closed to her. The shopkeeper picks
his female help in the spirit that anil
mates him when he makes q display
of goods in his windows. And it must
be confessed that practically, if not
theoretically, he is right. A COM
manding and fine-looking woman will
sell g. sealskin cloak in five cases out
of six, where little body would fail.
The little lady may be refined gold,
but there is nothing impressive about
her. Her small stature Is misfortune
she cannot remedy. She cannot be-
come foor-walker in g. dry goods
emporium, for she lacks the swoop
and carriage and the lordly aplomb
which awe employees and attract
purchasers. She has great trouble In
securing even olace behind the coun-
ter. Her fragility and tiny size are in
the way. She cannot reach the goods
on g. top shelf, nor can she return
them after g sale is made without
climbing to the counter, which un-
graceful act would quench the last
spark of dignity left by nature at her
birth. She is out Of place, again in
the parlors of fashionable milliner
or dressmaker. You may find her
sitting in little back room adjoin-
ing, stitching away in bad light and
worse atmosphere, with her knees
up to her chin, but you will never see
her in q salesroom.
ga small woman is out of place In a
showroom" said Madame Demorest,
when one Of her friends sought q sit
uation for worthy but understood
lady. 81 have no use for her there.
She can not sell even q pattern. Peo-
pie will not go to her. They will
hardly ask her q question. They pass
her by as though she was q child, and
90 to q saleswoman more stylish and
commanding. One is prominent and
other Insignificant, and the prominent
figure invariably attracts attention"
A place FOR the little lady was found in
the mailing department at Sc g. week.
At the same time q tall woman OF
good figure, who carried her head like
q Juno, neither well-educated nor
particularly agreeable, was placed IN
the showroom at $14 per week. She
was not as refined nor as painstaking
as the little one, but she had the
physique so highly priced by an expe-
rienced modiste. The little one toiled
ten hours a day, with hardly. res
pite, while the big woman walked
grandly up and down the parlor, SUI
perintending sales and keeping every
thing trim.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08
They Were Both Tired.
From the San Francisco Chronicle

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Last week, late in the afternoon, a
case was called in one of the courts.
81 would like to ask, your Honor,
that this case 60 over" said one OF
the attorneys. son what grounds ?"
ST am too tired to take it up" "Too
tired!" eyes, your Honor; I have
been arguing q case in Department 2
all day, and am really too exhausted
to go on with this trial" ''Very well,
let the case go over. Call the next
case" The next was called and an
other attorney arose. "May it pleas g
your Honor, 1 would like to see this
case go over" For what reason ?"
81 am too tired" "You, too? What
has made you tired ?" 81 have been
listening all day to my learned friend
in DsDart ment 9 f"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

cures nausea, weakness of stomach, indi-
gestion, bloating and eructations of gas.
AS a soothing and strengthening
nervine, Favorite Prescription is un--
equalled and is invaluable in allaying and
subduing nervous excitability, irritabifty,
exhaustion, .prostration, hysteria, spasms
commonly attendant upon functional II and
refreshing sleep and relieves mental anx-
iety and dependency.
Br. Pferce.s EavOrife PrescriptiO ON
is q legitimate medicine. carefully
compounded by an experienced and skillful
physician, and adapted to womans delicate
ORGANIZATION. Tt is purely vegetable in its
composition and perfectly harmless in its
sFavOrite Prescription - is posi-,
tive cure for the most complicated and
obstinate cases of leucorrhea, or "whites,"
excessive flowing at monthly periods, pain
prolapsus or falling of the womb, weak
back, female weakness" anteversion, re-
troversion, bearing-dOwn sensations, chron-
ic congestion, inflammation and liberation
of the womb, inflammation, pain and ten
derness in ovaries, accompanied with in
ternal heat"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08
Too Much Sponge Cake.

from the Boston JOurnal.
There were three or four Japanese
students who were in the habit of dim
ing on Sunday at Back Bay residence.
One of the party was a young man OF
one Sunday he was missing from the
table the host asked with much So
licitude the cause of his absence. ooh,
he cannot come," said the spokesman
Of the party, shaking, his head sadly
che very dissipated- very dissipat-
ed" The host thought it best not to
make any further inquiry at the time,
but after the meal he ventured to ask
the same young man in private: you
say Mr.. MIN Shi is not well?" mo, he
is not well-he very dissipated." Bless
me: he hasn't-ah-been Drinking"
ooh, no, no {! He no drunk" ''Not
gambling, eh?" "No, no! He no gam
ble." MAY I ask what he has been
doing. them" ooh, he very dissipated.
He eat sponge cake allie time-he all
broke up now"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

The treatment of many thousands of cases
of those chronic weaknesses and distressing
ailments peculiar to females, at the Invalds'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y,
has afforded q vast experience in nicely
adapting and thoroughly testing remedies
for the cure of WOmans peculiar maladies.
DIR. Pierce's FavOrite Prescrfpti on
is the outgrowth, or result, of this great
and valuable experience. Thousands of
testimonials, received from patients and
from physicians who have tested it in the
more aggravated and obstinate cases which
had baff1ed their skill, prove it to be the
most wonderful remedy ever devised for
the relief and cure of suffering women. 1t
is not recommended as c1re-al," but
as a most perfect Specific for woman's
peculiar ailments.
AS a powerful. invigOrating tonic,
it imparts strength to the whole system,
and to the uterus or womb and its ap-
pendages, in particular. For overworked,
''worn-out," 'trun-down,' debilitated teach
ers, milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses,
shop-girls,' housekeepers. nursing moth
ers, and feeble women generally, DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the great
est earthly boon, being unequalled as an
appetizing cordial and restorative tonic. 1t
promotes digestion and assimilation of food,
Address. WORLDS DESPl
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08
A Horse Knows What's What.

1t is said the race horses in the East get to
love Moxie as bad as the women, and drink
it with the greatest avidity. The cattle pre-
fer it to anything else where it grows. 1t is
now estimated that one half the moderate
drinkers and inebriates of New England are
drinking only Moxie Nerve Food. If so,
God be praised 1t did not come any too
soon. Its sale is said to exceed anything
ever put upon the market. The age Of swill-
ing drugs and stimulants is getting a setback
by the extract Of the little fodder plant
''MoXie," which now seems to be coming the
next thing to the family physician.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

MATTHEW ARNOLD, when he was in
this city, was asked what he took to be
the true standard of pronunciation. Of
course the apostle of culture did not for
a moment think of naming pronounc-
ing dictionary, nor would any educated
Englishman think of doing SO; and when
the stage was named as possible au-
thority, he said: "The stage Why
should | take the people of the stage
What do they know No, [ think the
best authority is the usage Of well-bred
women. "-St. Louis Republican.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

REALLY the man with from $15, 900 to
$50 900 who has no business, salary, or
other means of livelihood, feels about as
poor, and really does have about as
hard times to make both ends meet, as
any laborer. At the same time he will
be reported rich, and will be expected
to give more literally than the working
man to every charity that asks for
money, and will be expected to live in
even if he earns So day Gardiner
(We.l J0nrnnL
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08
A. Sad Case OF Poisoning

Is that Of any man or woman afflicted with
disease or arrangement of the liver, result
ing in poisonous accumulations in the
blood, scrofulous affections, sick headaches,
and diseases of the Kidneys lungs or heart.
These troubles can be cured only by going
to the primary cause, and putting the liver
in a healthy condition. To accomplish this
result speedily and effectually nothing has
proved itself so efficacious as DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" which has
never failed to do the work claimed for it,
and never will.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

BETWEEN 10000 and $4,000 shad,
taken from the Hudson River were !,
brought into New York City every
day during the week ending May g..
The catch is unprecedentedly large
this year, owing, it is thought, to ar
tifcial propagation by the state fish
commission
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

In the House of Commons g. mem.
Der may sit with his hat on, or sleep.
or talk to his neighbor, Or do almost
anything else but read g. newspaper.
Mr.. Nolan, one of the home rule mem
bers was called to time for this by
Speaker Peel a. few days ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08
The Useful BumbIebee.
From the New York Sun.

From the New YORK sun.
It is q fact that g. strong nest OF
bumblebees in q big clover-feld is
worth $50 to the owner, for these in
sects are the chief agents in fertilizing
the blossoms, thereby insuring g.
heavy crop of seed. In Australia there
are no bumble5ees of our kind, and
they could not raise clover-seed there
until they imported some.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

WHAT can be more disagreeable, more dis
gushing, than to sit in room with a person
who is troubled with catarrh, and has to
keep coughing and clearing his or her
Such persons are always to be pitied if they
try to cure themselves and fail. But if they
get Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy there need be
no failure
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08
Disease and Death

Force their way into many household that
might be protected from their inroads, by the
simple precaution of keeping in the house that
benign family medicine and safeguard Of
health, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Particu-
larry where there are children, should it be
kept on hand, as prompt remedy for infantile
complaints, in their outset easily conquerable,
but which, if allowed to engraft themselves Oh
the delicate childish organism, are not easily
disIodged, and speedily work grievous mis-
chief. hregularity of the bowels, indigestion
and bi1iousness, are ailments of common &C.
currence in the household. Children living in
malarious regions are more liable to be at
tackled with chills and fever than adults, and
the ravages of that fell disease in their system
are speedier and more serious. In remote
localities. far from professional aid, it is es-
peCialIY deSiraha
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

THE Santa Catama mountains IN
Arizona are covered with petrifed
turtles, Holsters, and CLAIMS. The
mountains are 10000 feet above the
level of the sea.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-08

A MAN in Cambria County, Penn, last
week persuaded his wife to have her
hair cut short, telling her that it was
now all the fashion. He then took the
shorn locks to neighboring store and
traded them off for whisky.-Baltimore
AmeTjcnn